Veteran OL Newberry retires from NFL
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07/22/2009 - Flowery Branch, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Longtime offensive lineman Jeremy Newberry has retired from the NFL after an 11-year career.
Newberry had signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons in June but suffered a knee injury preparing for the season. The two-time Pro Bowl selection missed the entire 2006 season with a knee injury.
The 6-foot-5, 315-pounder appeared in all 16 games for San Diego last season after spending the 2007 season with Oakland and starting each of the 14 games in which he played.
Newberry began his career in San Francisco and spent nine years with the 49ers. He was a second-round selection (58th overall) by the club in 1998 and started every game in which he appeared from 1999-2007, spending time at both the guard and tackle positions in addition to his primary duties as a center.
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Pirates have reportedly traded first baseman Adam LaRoche to the Boston Red Sox. LaRoche was not in the starting lineup for Wednesday afternoon's game against Milwaukee at PNC Park. How
<< Devils bring back Zajac with multi-year deal
Newark, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Jersey Devils re-signed center Travis
Zajac to a multi-year contract on Wednesday.
Terms of the pact were not disclosed, per team policy.
The 24-year-old Zajac registered career highs with 20 goa
<< Lovemark turns pro ahead of Canadian Open
Oakville, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamie Lovemark, the former top-ranked amateur
in the world, has turned professional ahead of this week's Canadian Open.
Lovemark, 21, announced Wednesday that he will forego his senior season at the
Universit
<< Rybarikova, Groenefeld advance in Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein, Austria (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia and
Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld were second-round winners Wednesday at the
Gastein Ladies tennis tournament.
Rybarikova, the sixth seed, notched a 6-3, 4-
<< Nuggets and Pacers to play in China
Beijing, China (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The National Basketball Association will
play a preseason game in China this fall, as the Indiana Pacers and Denver
Nuggets will square off on October 11 in Beijing.
This will be the eighth NBA game
Monchengladbach, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Borussia Monchengladbach vice- president Rainer Bonhof has hit out at Germany international midfielder Marko Marin over his departure for Werder Bremen. The 20-year-old joined Bremen on a f
Hleb keen on Inter switch >>
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The agent of Barcelona winger Alex Hleb
has confirmed that his client would relish the chance to move to Italy to join
Serie A champions Internazionale.
The 28-year-old Belarus international made just
Torrejon heads to Santander >>
Santander, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Racing Santander have won the race to
sign central defender Marc Torrejon from Espanyol.
The 22-year-old Spain Under-21 international had also been a target for Real
Zaragoza and Real Mallorca, b
Eriksson handed Notts role >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former England manager Sven-Goran
Eriksson has shocked the football world by taking up a role with ambitious
League Two side Notts County.
The Swede has been appointed as the new director o
Report: Blackhawks' Hossa rehabbing shoulder >>
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Blackhawks right wing Marian Hossa, who
signed a lucrative 12-year contract with the club on July 1, is reportedly
rehabilitating an injured shoulder.
According to a report in the Chicago Tribun
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After all the trouble that’s ensued since Braylon Edwards allegedly punched one of LeBron James’ homeboys in the face at a club, the Cleveland Browns have sent away their last remaining player of worth to the New York Jets. This is a great move for Dirty Sanchez and all, but it’s even better for the Knicks. Now Donnie Walsh can say, “You get to haunt Braylon Edwards with your posse if you sign here!” next summer.
Putting that aside for a moment, the move is a clear indication that the new-look Jets are gunning for the Super Bowl this year. I don’t think that New York thought that Dirty Sanchez was going to be such a rock star. With a 75.2 passer rating that was killed against the Jets, Sanchez is doing an admirable job of managing games and putting the Jets in a position to win. The defense has been the major story in New York thus far, but the acquisition of Braylon Edwards makes this offense loaded with talent that can dent any defense…as long as Dirty Sanchez continues his meteoric rise.
Thus far, Edwards has been a non-factor in the NFL piling up just 139 receiving yards on 10 catches. He has yet to find the endzone, and with the Browns mired in the most unsexy quarterback controversy of all time (Anderson vs. Quinn...yawn), there going nowhere fast. Edwards is two seasons removed from a career year which saw him catch 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns when the Browns were the spread killing monsters of 2007. In 2008, injuries slowed the receiver down to just 873 yards and three touchdowns though he played in all 16 games.
So that being said, we really don’t know if Braylon Edwards is just a flash in the pan, or a legit threat. At 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, he is a prototypical receiver. But he’s also shown a strange, and unwarranted, talent for dropping passes. Lining up opposite Jericho Cotchery, a speed demon with 23 catches, 356 yards and a single touchdown, may give Braylon the open looks he needs. A change of scenery may also rejuvenate the star receiver.
In return, the Browns will receive Chansi Stuckey, online football betting a special teams player you’ve never heard of and a pair of draft picks. That’s a tall order for a guy whose only real value right now is in his name, and it shows no promise to the Browns that they can rebuild around those acquisitions. Braylon was the only reason to hope for the Browns to go 3-14 SU this year. Without him, they don’t have a single guy on offense that can scare any team.
For the Jets, it’s a response to the pounding that they took at the hand of the Saints. Thomas Jones and Leon Washington have averaged around 4.0 yards per carry each on the ground, but striking a fair balance between the passing and rushing attacks in New York has been a struggle. You have to believe that the trio of Dustin Keller, Jericho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards will give Sanchez the weapons he needs to unleash through the air. Theoretically, that would open up holes for the rushing game. But the proposed public option health care plan works in theory too. We need to see the proof in the pudding before we start loading up mega bucks on the New York Jets to take the AFC.
The one wrinkle in this whole thing is that Braylon could very well be suspended by the league for disciplinary action due to his “brawl” with LeBron’s friend. If that’s the case, the Jets may have to bench him for a few games leaving them with a somewhat depleted receiving corps for a few games. Also, this is a guy who gets in fights with people at clubs. New York may not be the best place for him. Just sayin’.
The Jets have a long week before they meet the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football Betting in a virtual pick ‘em game. Braylon’s excess baggage may be a distraction, and his curiously low production may be what we should be expecting of him overall, but for the Jets, taking a chance to strike gold is well worth it. At the end of the year, they can simply just blame it on their rookie quarterback.
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